Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down rootsโ€”but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jonathan Edwards Girl from the Canyon Sailboat
Sidewinders A Voyage Flatfoot Hustlin'
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Bohemian I'm a Song
Country Mcdonald Joe* The March Of The Dead War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Love Serenade Love Serenade
Matt* Lucas The Last Song Matt Gets Blue
Exponians My Peaceful World Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Aarons And Ackley* N.F.S. You And I
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Cal* Bostic Georgie Girl Introducing...
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Happy Dolls Drum Solo Show Album No. 1
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song I'm a Song
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine The Last Good Man in My Life Ellen McIlwaine
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Two Little Oaks On a Mountain Ukrainian Pops
Buddy Knox Don't Make Me Cry ST
Ellen McIlwaine Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven (But Nobody Wants to Die) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Priscilla* Rollins Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Unleash the Horses Boys Ukrainian Pops
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Aarons And Ackley* Swanee Song ST
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ellen McIlwaine (I Gotta) Ramble Just Like You Ellen McIlwaine
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River We the People
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Ellen McIlwaine For Suki Fear Itself
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Traditional 'Trojista' Music Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Ernie* Smith Wash Wash (That Lucky Old Sun) Skareggae
Jonathan Edwards Sailboat Sailboat
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Exponians Yellow Bird Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Ellen McIlwaine Steal Him Away Ellen McIlwaine
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Matt* Lucas Massage Parlour Blues Matt Gets Blue
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Just a Few Words I'm a Song
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm a Song (Reprise) I'm a Song
Cal* Bostic Longing for You (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine In My Time of Dying Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Could Have Had Anything You And I
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Jonathan Edwards Weapon of Prayer Sailboat
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Cal* Bostic That's All Introducing...
Jack Holland Sylvia The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ellen McIlwaine I Don't Want to Play We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Jack Holland I'll Pick Her Up The Eyes of a Dreamer
Jonathan Edwards Carolina Caroline Sailboat
Priscilla* Rollins I'm Sorry Lover's Choice Vol. 1
David Amram Pull My Daisy Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Dave Gordon & Kay* I Love That Hockey Team I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow
Priscilla* Rollins Sweet Inspiration Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Jack Holland You Don't Have to Love Me The Eyes of a Dreamer
Matt* Lucas Men's Liberation Matt Gets Blue
Ellen McIlwaine Isn't That So Ellen McIlwaine
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Danger Zone Everybody Needs It
Loni Gamble Could it be Love ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Priscilla* Rollins Softer Moments Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle The Okanagan British Columbia Suite
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Loni Gamble In love for the First Time ST
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ernie* Smith Show Me a Sign To Behold Jah
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Wedding March Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Lazarus Fear Itself
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* King of the Cops I'm a Song

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA โ†’ Kobe, Japan โ†’ Atlanta, Georgia โ†’ Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA โ†’ Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec โ†’ Toronto, Ontario โ†’ Calgary, Alberta, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Newton, Massachusetts, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UKโ†’Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโ†’Port Arthur, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆโ†’Erie, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA โ†’ London, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Dover, New Hampshire, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana โ†’ Los Angeles, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ โ†’ Chilliwack, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ†’ Oakland, California, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Montrรฉal, Quรฉbec, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert* Jones - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ - Toronto, Ontario, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Greeley, Colorado, USA - Winnipeg, Manitoba - Colorado, USA

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - Skareggae

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT BACK

You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Shirley Lewis Show Band

Granger, Shirley (Shirley Fay, Shirley Lewis)*

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